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Trial
TRIAL A judicial examination and determination of facts and legal issues arising between parties to a civil or criminal action. In the United States, the trial is the principal method for resolving legal disputes that parties cannot settle by themselves or through less formal methods. The chief... Read more |
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intervention study
intervention study (inter-ven-shŏn) n. a comparison of the outcome between two or more groups of patients that are deliberately subjected to different regimes to test a hypothesis (usually of treatment but sometimes of a preventive measure, such as vaccination). See blind trial, controlled... Read more |
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Johnnie Cochran
Johnnie Cochran 1937– Lawyer Law Career Beckoned Discovered Issue of Police Abuse “Best in the West” The “Trial of the Century” Personal Tragedy and Professional Triumph Examined Racism in Business and Sports Sources Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr. led the winning team of... Read more |
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Cameras in Court
CAMERAS IN COURT Cameras and courtrooms have long had an uneasy relationship. Blaming cameras for disrupting trials, the american bar association (ABA) led the drive for their removal in the mid-1930s. The effort succeeded: all but two state courts banned them, and Congress prohibited them from all... Read more |
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Mistrial
MISTRIAL A courtroom trial that has been terminated prior to its normal conclusion. A mistrial has no legal effect and is considered an invalid or nugatory trial. It differs from a "new trial," which recognizes that a trial was completed but was set aside so that the issues could be tried again.... Read more |
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Claus Von Bulow
Claus Von Bulow Trials: 1982 & 1985 Defendant: Claus Von BulowCrime Charged: Attempted murderChief Defense Lawyers: First trial: John Sheenan and Herold Price Fahringer; second trial: Thomas P. Puccio and John SheehanChief Prosecutors: First trial: Stephen Famiglietti and Susan McGuirl;... Read more |
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Nuremberg Trials
NUREMBERG TRIALS The Nuremberg trials were a series of trials held between 1945 and 1949 in which the Allies prosecuted German military leaders, political officials, industrialists, and financiers for crimes they had committed during world war ii. The first trial took place in Nuremberg, Germany,... Read more |
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Clinical trials
Clinical trials Definition A clinical trial is a research study designed to answer specific medical questions regarding cancer care. Description The clinical trial is a scientific study that follows a written guideline (protocol) or recipe for treatment. It is the only scientific mechanism designed... Read more |
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Military trials
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Civil Procedure
CIVIL PROCEDURE The methods, procedures, and practices used in civil cases. The judicial system is essentially divided into two types of cases: civil and criminal. Thus, a study of civil procedure is basically a study of the procedures that apply in cases that are not criminal. Generally,... Read more |
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